A Certain World
by W. H. Auden
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 057109466X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571094660
- Seller
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Faber , 1971 . 057109466X Second impression in price-clipped jacket. The spine of the jacket is sunned, & the title & publisher's name, both in red ink, have faded. The book is noticeably slamt, with the front cover set forward. Gift inscription on ffep. No problem with text pages.
Synopsis
A Certain World is an anthology of alphabetically arranged passages and quotations, valued by Auden from other authors . Auden described this work as the closest he would ever come to writing an autobiography. It was, he wrote, "a map of my planet."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Invisible Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1828
- Title
- A Certain World
- Author
- W. H. Auden
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 057109466X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571094660
- Publisher
- Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex
About Invisible Books
We have been dealing secondhand books for over 25 years. We started up in Greenwich, London, and transferred our business to Brighton at the turn of the millennium. In addition to trading online, we have a shop space within Brighton's huge and glamorous indoor market, Snoopers Paradise, 7-8 Kensington Gardens.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
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